Kugan's Kitchen

[Selviem]

Milagu Kulambu:
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Pepper - 1 tsp
Red chilly - 2
coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 /4 tsp
small onion - 10
Coconut grated - 2 tsp

Fry all the above ingredients one by one separately and grind to a fine paste.

Seasoning:
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Gingelly oil - 2 tblsp
kadukku - 1 tsp
urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
karu vadagam - 2 pinches
curry leaves - few

In a kadai, add oil and add the seasoning items one by one, then add one pod of garlic peeled and slices, fry for 2 to 3 minutes, then add the ground paste, fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Now add the tamarind extract of one small lemon size , 1/2 cup of water , required salt , turmeric powder. cover and cook till the garlic is cooked and the gravy should be lightly thick. This is very good to eat with steam rice.

[superspiczy]

HI all,

Just few days away.. n i have so many recipes to look n try... thanks alot selviem. Kugan can i ask u .. what is kollu? Any English name for it? pulliyothirai looks mouth watering.. Selviem are u going to also post ur Kola urundai curry recipe? waiting eagerly!!!

Superspiczy

[superspiczy]

[tscii]DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CHOC CREAM

Ingredients (serves 6)
200g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
175g unsalted butter
175g caster sugar
4 eggs
1 cup (150g) self-raising flour, sifted
100g almond meal
1 tsp baking powder, sifted
1/2 cup (125ml) milk
2 Cadbury Flake chocolate bars, crumbled
Chocolate cream
300ml thick cream
150g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
Method
Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line a 20cm springform cake pan.
Place chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water until melted, making sure the bowl does not touch the water.
Stir until smooth and set aside to cool.
Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes or until pale. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Fold in flour, almond meal, baking powder, milk and melted chocolate.
Pour mixture into cake pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool slightly, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.
For chocolate cream, heat cream over low heat, add chocolate and stir until melted. Chill for about 15 minutes, until thickened but still a little soft.
To serve, spread cream over cooled cake. Decorate the cake with strawberries and kiwi fruits.


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[superspiczy]

Sichuan Chicken with Cashewnuts (Kong Po)
Ingredients:

Chicken fillets- cut into cubes
1tsp Light Soy sauce
1tsp dark Soy Sauce
1tsp Sesame oil
1tsp Black Vinegar
1tsp Rice Wine
1 tsp Chilli paste
1Onion- Sliced
3 Garlics- Miced
1 small ginger- sliced
Red Capsicum - Cut into wedges
5-6 Dried chillies
6-8 Cashewnuts
1tbsp Cornflour (Dissolve in water )
Salt
Dash of pepper
Spring onion- garnishing

Method:
In a large bowl, Marinate the chicken with light , dark soy sauce, sesame oil, chilli paste, pepper, salt Rice wine, Black Vinegar and leave it aside for 1/2hour.
In pan , add in oil, add in the onions, garlic, ginger, dried chillies, cashewnuts and red capsicum and saute till light brown. Add in the marinated chicken and mix it well . leave it for 5mins to cook well. Add in the Cornflour water and stir till the chicken thickens. Lastly garnish with spring onions.

PS: If you are vegeterian , please use the soy meat like the veg chicken its also very nice!


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[Selviem]

hi superspicy,
thank u so much for ur comments. tomorrow i will post the receipe of mince meat kola urundai curry. ur receipes are very tempting, photos are attracting us. My son is behind me for making the dark choclate cake.
Kollu is horsegram in english.
selvi

[Selviem]

Mince meat kola:
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Mince meat - 250 gm
Dry red chilly - 4
Cinnamon - 2"
Cloves - 2
Coconut grated - 1 cup
Pottukadalai powder - 1 cup
Small onions - 1 cup
Ginger - 1 tblsp
Corainder leaves ,curry leaves, salt, turmeric powder - reqd
Powder dry red chilly,cinnamon,cloves, then add onions, mince meat, curry leaves,coriander leaves, ginger, coconut to it and grind nicely without any water, if water is needed just sprinkle and grind. Now mix this to pottukadai powder, salt,turmeric powder and mix nicely. so that the consistency is such way that u can make nice cutlets. With this u can straight away make mince meat cutlets, kebabs. Either u can shallow fry or grill it.

Curry:
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Seasoning :
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cooking oil - required
kadukku - 1 tsp
urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
vendhayam - 1/4 tsp
karu vadagam - 2 pinches
curry leaves - few

In a kadai add 1 tsp of oil, add 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds, then add 10 small onions fry for 2 to 3 minutes, then add 1/2 cup of coconut grated, 1 tomoato and fry for 2 minutes. Now make a paste of this.

1 small lime tamarind soak in water and keep the extract aside.

In a pan, do the season with the seasoning ingredients, then add 1 tomato finely chopped, and let it cook for a while, once the oil comes out of it, add 2 tsp of chilly powder, 1 1/2 tsp of coriander powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder fry for a while, then add the tamarind extract, allow it to boil, so that the raw smell will go and add the coconut paste to it, required salt. Let it boil for 5 minutes, now lower the flame, now make small small balls of mince meat and drop it inside the curry, (do not make the ball very hard, the batter should be very soft, no need of making proper round shape) once all the balls goes into the curry, boil will come only after 5 minutes, after the first boil, remove it from the fire. The curry should be slight watery. If u boil for long time, then the meat balls will become hard. This is very well goes with steam rice, ghee rice.

[Selviem]

Even we make podimas in mince meat, if u want i can write the receipe.
selvi

[kugan98]

Besh besh, ennangga Selviem oreh recipe mood pola irukku.?
thanks, thanks my dear. Thank you very much for your avalanche
of very good recipes.
Have to try your milagu kulambu.
Keep the recipes rolling Selviem.
I am sure all of us could have different types of menu daily
in our homes. Thanks again. Kugan98

[kugan98]

Superspiczy, thanks for your cake and chicken recipe.
I have cooked the kung po chicken.
I have not tried the cake.
Thanks Superspiczy for the nice recipes.
Kugan98

[kugan98]

[tscii] Superspiczy, here is a non-veg dish from my file for you.

FISH MOLLEE

500 grms fish slices
1 big onion sliced fine
5 green chillies slit into 4 and cut across
1 inch ginger sliced into fine strips
3 pips garlic sliced
2 medium tomatoes puried
1 tsp tumeric powder
1 tsp lime juice
2 cups of thin and 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
2 tbs oil
1 sprig curry leaves
A pinch of pepper powder
Salt to taste
Little chopped coriander leaves for garnish.

Method:
Wash and apply little salt and tumeric powder to the fish slices.
Heat oil in a broad based cooking pot.
On low heat add in the the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies.
Sauté them well, add in the tomato puree, curry leaves.
Stir nicely, now add in the tumeric powder and the 2 cups of thin milk.

Slowly bring to boil and simmer for some time. Add salt.
Now slowly add in the fish slices and let the gravy simmer.
Once the fish is cooked , add in the pepper powder.
Also add in the thick coconut milk. Let it slowly come to a boil.
Do not let it over boil. Remove and add the lime juice and the
Chopped coriander leaves. Serve with steaming rice.

Note: You can also lightly fry the fish and add it to the gravy.

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